One of the gentler timelines in facial surgery — short, predictable, and mostly about patience with swelling. Including the specifics of the inside-the-mouth route.
Every recovery is individual; these are the phases nearly everyone recognises.
The chin and lower lip are swollen and tight; a support dressing or tape may be used briefly. Soft foods and antiseptic mouth rinses protect the intraoral incision. Discomfort is modest — most patients manage with simple pain relief.
Most visible swelling settles; many patients return to work within 7–10 days. The chin still feels firm and slightly numb in places — normal and temporary.
Residual swelling resolves, sensation returns, and the implant integrates snugly against the bone. The profile refines toward its true shape.
The chin feels like your own — because functionally it now is. This is when photos are compared and the outcome judged.
Soft, cool foods and antiseptic mouth rinses in week one protect the intraoral line while it heals. Dissolvable sutures disappear on their own.
No impacts to the chin in the early weeks — contact sports wait. A snug pocket plus early caution is what makes displacement rare.
Firmness and patchy numbness are normal and temporary. The real result — natural feel included — is judged at 2–3 months.
Most patients fly home on day 4–6 and are presentable by day 10–14. Send your dates — the plan is built around them.
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